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February 22

4 sourced moments from February 22 in history: Why George Washington has two birthdays: Feb 11 and 22 (1732); The First Woolworth Five-and-Dime Opens (1879); 'Miracle on Ice' at the Lake Placid Olympics (1980), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on February 22

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1997 Nature & Animals · Evolution

Scientists unveil Dolly, the cloned sheep

On this day in 1997, a Scottish lab introduced the world to a lamb grown from a single adult cell.

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1980 Sports · Olympics

'Miracle on Ice' at the Lake Placid Olympics

A roster of American college players stunned the four-time-defending Soviet hockey machine 4-3 in one of sport's great upsets.

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1879 Society & Economy · Business & Markets

The First Woolworth Five-and-Dime Opens

A failed one-room shop in Utica became the seed of a retail empire that would reshape how the world shops.

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1732 History · Modern

Why George Washington has two birthdays: Feb 11 and 22

Washington's family Bible says he was born on 11 February 1731/2. A calendar switch made it 22 February 1732 — and the holiday never lands on either.

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